3/26/2009 @ 6:00PM

In Pictures: Seven Top Bespoke Perfumers

Christian Dior said: “A woman’s perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.” Clients who pay $50,000 for their own custom fragrance certainly hope so. Some bespoke perfumers will spend months with a client learning about their favorite smells, personal history and even their dreams in order to capture that unique scent. Waiting lists stretch a year or more for the some of the most sought-after noses. Here are seven.